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Muddled US jobs picture
to weigh on Fed decision
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Employers are sketching a hazy
picture of the U.S. job mar-
ket for the Federal Reserve to
weigh in deciding this month
whether to reduce its stimulus
for the economy — and, if so,
by how much.
The economy added 169,000
jobs in August but many fewer
in June and July than previously
thought. The unemployment
rate fell to 7.3 percent, the low-
est since 2008, but only because
more people stopped looking
for work and were no longer
counted as unemployed.
All told, Friday’s report from
the Labor Department pointed
to a lukewarm job market: Hir-
ing is steady but subpar. Much
of the growth is in lower-pay-
ing occupations. And many
people are giving up on their
job searches in frustration. The
proportion of Americans work-
ing or looking for work reached
its lowest point in 35 years.
The sluggish jobs report
reflects a U.S. economy that’s
still struggling to accelerate.
The economy grew at a modest
2.5 percent annual rate from
April through June, and most
analysts think it’s weakened
since then.
The Fed has been buying
$85 billion a month in Treasury
and mortgage bonds to try to
keep home-loan and other bor-
rowing rates low. Many econo-
mists have expected the cen-
tral bank to taper its monthly
purchases after it meets Sept.
17 and 18. Friday’s data may
lead the Fed to slow its bond
buying more gradually than it
might have otherwise.
“Soft employment gains
only muddied the waters,” said
James Marple, an economist
at TD Economics. “While the
data did not take September
tapering off the table, it does
suggest that the Fed will use a
lighter touch.”
Marple and some other
economists say they now think
the Fed may announce this
month that it’s trimming its
bond purchases by $10 billion
rather than earlier expecta-
tions of $20 billion.
J&J recalls Infant Motrin
because of plastic specks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson
is recalling 200,000 bottles of Motrin Infants
formula due to the risk that they contain tiny
plastic particles.
J&J’s McNeil unit said Friday that the recall
affects three lots of its popular Motrin Infants’
Drops Original Berry Flavor, which is used to
lower fever and treat aches and pains in children
2 years old and younger. The company warned
that the medicine may be contaminated with
specs of PTFE, a plastic also used in Teflon coat-
ings. No illnesses or injuries have been reported
to date, according to the company.
McNeil says it’s unclear if the recalled bot-
tles actually contain the particles, which were
found in a different product during the manu-
facturing process. The company decided to
issue the recall because both products contain
the same shipment of ibuprofen from a third-
party supplier. Ibuprofen is a common pain
reliever and fever reducer, also used in Advil.
“From our perspective, during the manufac-
turing process at the third party supplier, that’s
when the particles got into the ibuprofen,” said
McNeil Vice President Ed Kuffner, in an interview
with the Associated Press. Kuffner declined to
identify the supplier that made the ibuprofen.
The recalled half-ounce bottles can be
identified by their lot numbers: DCB3T01,
DDB4R01 and DDB4S01
McNeil is asking retailers to take the affected
products off store shelves. Consumers should
stop using the affected medicine and call the
company for a refund at 877-414-7709.
The recalled Motrin was manufactured
at the company’s plant in Beerse, Belgium.
McNeil’s primary manufacturing plant in Fort
Washington, Pa., has been closed since the
spring of 2010 after a string of recalls involv-
ing brands like Tylenol, Motrin and Zyrtec.
That included the recall of more than 136
million children and infant over-the-counter
medicines in April 2010, the largest recall of
its kind.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The govern-
ment is aware of no credible or specific
information that points to any terror plot
tied to the anniversary of the September
2001 attacks, according to a new confi-
dential threat assessment from the FBI
and Homeland Security Department
obtained by the Associated Press.
The new assessment, dated Thursday,
said that intelligence agencies remain
concerned that al-Qaida and its affiliates
are committed to carrying out attacks on
Western targets. But it said there was no
information pointing to any known plot.
The bulletin made no mention of Syria,
even as President Barack Obama sought
congressional approval to use military
force against the Syrian government.
Four Americans were killed in an attack
on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya,
on last year’s anniversary. Three others
were killed and more than 260 others
were injured when two men set off bombs
near the finish line of the popular Boston
Marathon in April. There was no spe-
cific or credible intelligence about those
attacks, either.
The terror threat to the U.S. is different
than it was 12 years ago. In 2001, there was
credible intelligence about a terror plot,
but that information wasn’t shared with
the right people. Today, the threat is more
diffuse. Cyberattacks threaten to disrupt
major U.S. operations in the government
and the private sector. Lone actors repre-
sent another threat — one or two people
who are not directly affiliated with al-
Qaida but who subscribe to the terror
group’s ideology and want to strike out
because they disagree with U.S. policies.
Today, officials are concerned about
retaliatory strikes if Obama moves forward
with plans to use military force against
Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime,
which the administration condemns for
the death of 1,429 in a chemical weapons
attack on Aug. 21 near Damascus. Assad’s
government blames the episode on rebels
who have been seeking to overthrow his
government. Iraqi officials and militant
groups have said that Iranian-backed Shi-
ite militias are threatening to retaliate
against American interests inside Iraq if
the U.S. goes ahead with strikes, as Tehran
is a close ally of Assad.
The FBI has been reviewing old case
files involving Hezbollah and Iran’s Quds
Force, reaching out to its sources to see
whether they know anything new, a law
enforcement official said. The official
offered few details about the outreach and
spoke on condition of anonymity because
the official did not want to publicize the
bureau’s investigative strategies.
In its intelligence bulletin, the FBI and
Homeland Security Department remind-
ed law enforcement of activity that could
indicate a planning for an attack, such as
surveillance and questions about secu-
rity operations. They also provided tips to
avoid Internet denial of service attacks,
such as a warning Aug. 27 from a Tunisian
hacker group. The group, called “Tunisian
— Hackers II” threatened a 10-day denial
of service attack against U.S. banks start-
ing Sept. 1. By Sept. 5, law enforcement
had seen no evidence that the hacker
group carried through with the plan, the
bulletin said.
Lee Hamilton, the former Democrat-
ic congressman from Indiana who co-
chaired the 9/11 Commission report, said
Americans should be reassured to know
there is no credible or specific informa-
tion about a terror attack tied to the 9/11
anniversary next week. But today’s threats
are so difficult to detect because they’re
often unknown to law enforcement.
“The threat has become more spread
out, more difficult, more means could be
used,” said Hamilton, who currently co-
heads the Washington-based Bipartisan
Policy Center, which plans to release a
report Monday on the terror threats to the
U.S. “Identifying particular individuals
who might turn violent is very, very hard
to do. It’s a big country — lots of people
out there, and it’s a huge challenge to law
enforcement.”
And it’s difficult to get specific intel-
ligence that an attack will happen at a
certain date and time, Hamilton said.
“It’s one thing to intercept intelligence
which enables you to stop a big attack,
which we’ve been successful at doing over
the years,” he said. “It’s quite another to
identify every lone wolf, every solitary
actor.”
FBI, DHS: No specific threat on 9/11 anniversary
Toddler shot
while in stroller
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) —
Two men were arrested Friday
in northeastern Pennsylvania
in connection with the death
of a NYC toddler shot in his
stroller last weekend.
Daquan Breland, 23, and
Daquan Wright, 19, waived
extradition at a hearing and
were being taken back to New
York, the Citizens’ Voice in Wil-
kes-Barre reported.
The men were taken into
custody about 6 a.m. Friday at
an apartment complex in Wil-
kes-Barre, said Martin Pane,
U.S. marshal for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania.
Authorities had been seek-
ing the New York City men for
questioning in Sunday’s death
of 1-year-old Antiq Hennis in
Brooklyn.
Authorities say the boy’s
father was pushing him in a
stroller while crossing a street in
the Brownsville neighborhood
of Brooklyn on Sunday evening
when multiple shots were fired.
The child was struck on the left
side of his face and later pro-
nounced dead at a hospital.
Police believe the child’s
father, Anthony Hennis, 21, was
the intended target, and the gun-
fire may have been gang-related.
Hennis had just picked up
Antiq at the home of the baby’s
mother, Cherise Miller, to take
him to visit Hennis’ grand-
mother, police said. Hennis
put the boy in the stroller and
was pushing him across the
street when four shots were
fired, police said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
called the killing “a tragedy
for (the child’s) family, for this
community, for the entire city.”
Both men were arraigned
as fugitives in Pennsylvania.
Wright then waived extradition
in Pennsylvania on a weap-
ons charge and Breland on a
parole violation, the newspa-
per reported.
The killing was at least the
second case of a toddler being
shot to death in a stroller this
year. In March, a woman walk-
ing home from a post office in
Brunswick, Ga., with her 13-
month-old son was accosted
by a gunman who demanded
her purse and then shot her in
the leg and fired a shot at the
child in his stroller, killing him,
authorities said.
New York City Police Com-
missioner Raymond Kelly said
the motive for the shooting is
still unclear.
Witnesses have said the
men were standing in the street
when Wright handed the gun
to Breland, who they allege did
the shooting. The gun has not
been recovered.
Only the father was pres-
ent with the baby at the time
of the shooting. He has not
cooperated in the investiga-
tion, according to Kelly.
2 arrested in connection with NYC toddler’s death
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) —
Human remains found in the
rafters of a garage are likely
that of a toddler last seen
about three months ago inside
a house on the same property,
police said Friday.
Investigators said they
found the remains Thursday
inside a box that was behind
other containers and piles of
trash in the detached garage.
An autopsy conducted Fri-
day was inconclusive, and DNA
tests will be needed to deter-
mine if the remains are of 19-
month-old Elaina Steinfurth, a
county coroner said. Investi-
gators, though, were confident
that what they feared was true.
“We found what we believe
may be baby Elaina,” said Tole-
do Police Chief Derrick Diggs.
The home and the garage
where the box was located belong
to the family of a man who had
been dating the girl’s mother.
Both the mother, Angela
Steinfurth, and her now-
estranged boyfriend, Steven
King II, are in jail and accused
of obstructing justice. No
charges have been filed since
the remains were discovered.
Steinfurth and her two
daughters stayed with King at
his family’s home on June 1,
investigators said. The girl’s
father went to the residence to
pick up his two daughters the
next day, but only Elaina’s 4-
year-old sister could be found.
Investigators have said Stein-
furth knew Elaina had been
seriously injured and didn’t seek
medical help. They would not
say what type of injuries the tod-
dler had or who caused them.
Steinfurth has been in jail
since mid-June. Her attorney,
Jane Roman, declined to com-
ment on Friday.
King was charged in July with
lying to investigators about the
child’s disappearance. He told
reporters after his arrest that he
is innocent. A message was left
with his lawyer.
Authorities, including the
FBI, have searched homes,
vacant buildings and the Mau-
mee River near downtown Tole-
do for any sign of Elaina over
the past three months. Volun-
teers also have looked through
neighborhoods and parks.
Officers searched both the
home and the garage in the
days after Elaina disappeared.
They went to back to the
home Thursday and removed
the box with the remains, just
hours after King appeared in
court at a hearing where his
trial date was scheduled.
Police: Remains in box likely Ohio missing toddler
AP
Auliea Hanlon receives a hug Thursday from a supporter
during a rally in which protesters called for the resigna-
tion of a judge who presided over the trial of a former
teacher who raped Hanlon’s daughter. Hanlon rejected
Judge G. Todd Baugh’s apology for his comment that her
daughter was “older than her chronological age” before
sentencing the rapist to 30 days in prison.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) —
Montana’s Supreme Court on Fri-
day blocked a judge from resen-
tencing a former teacher who got
30 days in prison for raping a
14-year-old student, a sentence
widely criticized after the judge
said the victim was “older than
her chronological age.”
Justices said Judge G. Todd
Baugh lacked authority to
impose a new sentence on
former Billings teacher Stacey
Rambold, 54.
An appeal of the case already
was pending from prosecutors
who contend Rambold should
serve two years, at a minimum.
But Baugh had sought to undo
the sentence on his own after his
remarks triggered a public back-
lash and calls for his resignation.
Rambold’s victim, Cherice
Moralez, committed suicide in
2010 while the case was pending.
Baugh commented at Rambold’s
Aug. 26 sentencing that she was
“as much in control of the situa-
tion as was the defendant.”
The state Supreme Court
intervention came in response
to an emergency petition from
the Attorney General’s Office to
stop Baugh’s plans for a Friday
afternoon resentencing. The
state had warned that Baugh’s
plans could throw the case into
disarray and “cause gross injus-
tice to an orderly appeal.”
Less than an hour before
the hearing was to begin, the
high court ordered Baugh to
cancel it and enter a written
sentence for Rambold so the
appeal process could proceed.
Court records show Baugh
submitted two signed judg-
ments on Friday: One calling
for a two-year prison term for
Rambold — with a note at the
bottom saying it was withdrawn
given the Supreme Court order
— and a second that matched
his original oral pronounce-
ment for a 30-day term.
Appearing in his courtroom
about the time the hearing was
scheduled to begin, Baugh told
a group of reporters that he
stuck with his original, oral
judgment in order to comply
with the court order.
The judge also seemed to affix
some degree of blame for the
original sentence on prosecutors,
because they did not immediate-
ly raise objections to his actions
at the Aug. 26 hearing.
Yellowstone County Attor-
ney Scott Twito said in response
that his office had sought 20
years in prison for Rambold
with 10 years suspended, and
it was up to the judge to make
a final determination that day.
Rambold will continue to serve
out the original sentence while
the appeal is pending, Twito said.
That means he will be released
from prison late next month but
remain under probation and have
to register as a sex offender.
Activists who pushed for
Baugh to resign or be removed
from the bench said Friday
those efforts would continue.
“He took no responsibility, no
ownership. He blamed the state,
blamed the prosecutor,” said
Marian Bradley, president of the
Montana National Organization
for Women. She said his earlier
comments “tell women it’s not
OK to step forward, because even
if you do, you could be knocked
down by a judge.”
Moralez’s mother, Auliea
Hanlon, said through her attor-
ney that she was pleased the
appeal can now move forward.
Baugh told the Associated
Press he had “tried to do the
right thing.”
“I’ve said what I can say.
Those people that disagree
with it are always going to dis-
agree with it,” he said.
University of Montana School
of Law professor Jeffrey Renz
said the state had law on its side
in arguing Baugh’s attempt to
unilaterally change Rambold’s
sentence violated proper pro-
cedures. But as a practical mat-
ter, Rambold likely will return to
Baugh’s courtroom one way or
another, since the state Supreme
Court would remand the case
back to the judge to fix any sen-
tencing problems, Renz said.
Court stops Montana judge
from undoing rape sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Food and Drug Administra-
tion says consumers shouldn’t
worry too much about levels
of arsenic in rice — but should
vary their diets just in case.
The agency released a study
Friday of arsenic in 1,300 sam-
ples of rice and rice products,
the largest study to date look-
ing at the carcinogen’s pres-
ence in that grain. Consumer
groups have pressured the
FDA to set a standard for the
amount of arsenic that can be
present in rice products.
The study shows varying
levels, with the most arsenic
in brown rice and the least in
instant rice. Infant cereal and
infant rice formulas are also at
the low end of the spectrum.
The FDA says the amounts
are so small that rice is safe to
eat and there isn’t any concern
of immediate or short-term
adverse health effects. But the
agency said it is still studying the
long-term effects of eating rice.
Rice is thought to have
arsenic in higher levels than
most other foods because it is
grown in water on the ground,
optimal conditions for the
contaminant to be absorbed.
Arsenic is naturally present
in water, air, food and soil in two
forms, organic and inorganic.
Organic arsenic passes through
the body quickly and is essen-
tially harmless. Inorganic arse-
nic — the type found in some
pesticides and insecticides
— can be toxic and may pose a
cancer risk if consumed at high
levels or over a long period.
The FDA is looking into how
much organic and inorganic
arsenic rice eaters are con-
suming and whether those lev-
els are dangerous. The agency
will conduct a risk assessment
with the National Institutes of
Health and the Environmental
Protection Agency to further
measure those effects.
The government, along
with the public health com-
munity, has long encouraged
consumers to vary their diets
to minimize risk. Pediatricians,
for example, have moved away
from only recommending rice
cereal as a baby’s first solid
food. There is evidence that
other grains and even meats
and fruits and vegetables can
be just as healthful, says Dr.
Stephen Daniels of Children’s
Hospital Colorado, the chair-
man of the nutrition commit-
tee of the American Academy
of Pediatrics.
Daniels said the FDA results
are “reassuring in many ways”
and parents who have been
giving their infants rice cereal
should not be concerned.
FDA study says
amount of arsenic in rice is low
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who
held three women for a decade in his
Cleveland home said authorities missed
an opportunity to catch him in 2004,
because his picture should have been
captured by a school security camera
minutes before he abducted one of his
victims, according to interrogation video-
tapes that became public Friday.
In the video, deceased kidnapper Ariel
Castro says cameras outside Gina DeJesus’
school should have captured him there 15
minutes before the then-14-year-old girl
was abducted.
“You could have broke the case right
then and there,” Castro told police during
a recorded interview that was obtained
by NBC and first reported Friday on the
“Today” show.
Cleveland police did not respond to
requests for comment regarding Castro’s
claim that there was a missed opportunity
to catch him after DeJesus disappeared.
The recording shows the former school-
bus driver eating a slice of pizza and later
pacing the room during a reportedly four-
hour interrogation in which he told police he
had used victim Amanda Berry’s cell phone
to call her mother and say she was alive.
“I think I said something ... that I have
her daughter and that she’s OK, and that
she’s my wife now — something like that,
you know, probably not the exact words,”
he told investigators.
Castro also describes what he con-
sidered a close call: a girlfriend spotted
a television on in a room occupied by
victim Michelle Knight. Castro told police
that made him think he might be caught.
Castro, 53, was a month into his life
sentence when he hanged himself in his
prison cell Tuesday night. A funeral home
picked up his body Friday from the Frank-
lin County Coroner’s office on behalf of
Castro’s family.
In the recording of his interrogation
following his May arrest, Castro, hand-
cuffed and dressed in dark clothes, is
asked about suicidal thoughts. A search of
Castro’s home had turned up a 2004 con-
fession note in which he wrote he wanted
“to put an end” to his life.
“And what about suicide? You still?” an
investigator asked him.
“I just want to crash through that win-
dow,” Castro answered.
Castro committed suicide using a bed-
sheet despite his placement in protective
custody, which involves checks every 30
minutes. He had been taken off suicide
watch while in county jail.
The state has launched two probes relat-
ed to Castro, Ohio prisons spokeswoman
JoEllen Smith said. One looks into the
suicide, and the other examines whether
Castro received proper medical and men-
tal health care leading up to his death.
A spokeswoman for the city of Cleveland
and its police department said Castro’s
case records are being reviewed to deter-
mine what will be made public under Ohio
law. Maureen Harper said the city isn’t the
source of the video that aired Friday.
Through a spokesman, Cuyahoga
County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty also
denied having released the recording. The
FBI’s Cleveland division spokeswoman
said the office did not release the video.
Ohio kidnapper says police missed chance in 2004
JEMEZ PUEBLO, N.M. (AP)
— A firefighter missing for a week
in a rugged New Mexico forest
was found dead Friday atop a
mesa, where he apparently had
crashed his ATV, officials said.
Token Adams, a 41-year-
old U.S. Forest Service fighter
who disappeared Aug. 30 while
checking a report of smoke,
was found in a remote area
not far from a road at about
11:45 a.m. Friday, authorities
announced at an afternoon
news conference.
Hundreds of volunteers, fire-
fighters, search and rescue teams
and the Civil Air Patrol had spent
the past week combing some
50 square miles of mesa tops
and steep canyons east of Jemez
Springs for Adams.
State Police spokesman
Manny Gutierrez said Adams
appeared to have been killed in
a crash of his ATV, but authori-
ties declined to speculate on
whether he died immediately
or how long he had been dead.
They said he was found by
searchers using grids to cover
the remote area.
Despite the rugged terrain,
searchers had remained hope-
ful of finding him alive because
Adams, who grew up on the
edge of the Sierra National For-
est in California, was an expe-
rienced outdoorsman with
extensive survival skills.
Adams, a Navy veteran and
a former member of the Kings
River Hotshots in California, had
worked for the Forest Service
for about 10 years. He worked
in the Jemez Ranger District in
northern New Mexico for more
than a year and officials said he
knew the area well.
He is survived by his preg-
nant wife and a young son.
Gov. Susana Martinez sent
her condolences to the fire-
fighter’s family.
“Token is an American
hero, and he died in the way he
lived: serving and protecting
us,” she said, adding that she
also wanted to thank “every
single man and woman who
refused to quit looking until
they found Token.”
Missing NM firefighter
found dead in forest
PHOENIX (AP) — An Ari-
zona woman who spent more
than two decades on death
row was released on bond Fri-
day after a judge ruled there’s
no direct evidence linking her
to the death of her young son,
other than a purported confes-
sion to a detective whose hon-
esty has been questioned.
Debra Milke walked out of
the Maricopa County Sheriff’s
jail after supporters posted
$250,000 bond.
The 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals overturned her con-
viction in March, stating that
prosecutors should have dis-
closed information that cast
doubt on the credibility of a
since-retired detective who
said Milke confessed.
The 49-year-old Milke has
not been exonerated, but a
judge said she could go free
while preparing for a new
trial in a case that made her
one of Arizona’s most reviled
inmates.
Milke was convicted in the
death of her 4-year-old son,
Christopher, who was allegedly
killed for a $5,000 insurance
payout. His mother was accused
of dressing the boy in his favor-
ite outfit in December 1989 and
telling him he was going to see
Santa Claus at a mall before
handing him over to two men
who took the child into the des-
ert and shot him. She had been
imprisoned since 1990.
A defense lawyer told the
judge last week that Milke
would live in a Phoenix-area
home purchased by support-
ers.
Prosecutors declined to
comment on Milke’s possible
release and have not appealed
the bond order.
Milke, whose mother was
a German who married a U.S.
Air Force military policeman
in Berlin in the early 1960s, has
drawn strong support from cit-
izens of that nation and Swit-
zerland, neither of which has
the death penalty.
Max Krucker, former presi-
dent of the Swiss community
where Milke’s mother now
lives, said Renate Janka was
“ecstatic” Friday about the
possibility that her daughter
would be released. She was
planning to fly to Arizona as
early as Saturday, Krucker
said.
“She said, ‘Now I can finally
hold my daughter in my arms
again,’” he told the Associated
Press in a telephone interview
from his home.
For as long as Milke has
been incarcerated, she and her
mother have only met in situ-
ations where they were sepa-
rated by glass.
“They were never able to
touch,” Krucker said.
A dozen years ago, Krucker
was among the organizers of
an effort in the Swiss town of
Emmetten to support Milke,
including by establishing a
bank account that collected
donations to aid in her defense.
The account eventually netted
about 200,000 Swiss francs, or
about $213,000 today. It’s now
nearly drained, he said.
Doubts about Milke’s guilt
and deep suspicion about the
reliability of the detective’s tes-
timony helped motivate Swiss
supporters to donate, as did
opposition to the death pen-
alty. Many also had concerns
that Milke didn’t have access to
the best defense because she
had too little money, he said.
Now supporters are excit-
ed about the prospect of her
release, Krucker said, but also
worried how she will manage
to pay the bond.
Janka, who is suffering from
cancer, was already forced to
sell her home to help cover her
daughter’s legal bills, he said.
Supporters also run a web-
site that requests donations
through both German and
Swiss accounts.
Milke’s ex-husband, whose
name is Arizona Milke, believes
his former wife is guilty and
that supporters are fooled by
the postings on the website.
“It’s fed by propagandized
lies,” he said Friday. “They
write whatever they want and
put it up there like it’s true.”
Her chance at freedom
comes six months after a fed-
eral appeals court overturned
Milke’s conviction, ruling that
the prosecution should have
disclosed information about
the truthfulness of the now-
retired detective who testified
that Milke confessed.
Milke was a 25-year-old
insurance company clerk
when her son was killed. She
has maintained her innocence,
saying she had nothing to do
with the slaying.
The two men convicted
in the case both remain on
death row. Neither Roger Scott
nor former Milke roommate
James Styers testified at Milke’s
trial. Scott confessed during
a police interrogation and led
detectives to the boy’s body.
Maricopa County prosecu-
tors are still seeking the death
penalty against Milke at her
retrial, tentatively set for Sept.
30, and her alleged confes-
sion is at the heart of the case
against her.
Police detective Armando
Saldate Jr. testified that she
confessed to him in a closed
interrogation room. But the
confession was not recorded.
At trial, Milke denied that
she had confessed, but the jury
believed the detective.
Arizona woman released
after decades on death row
AP
Hundreds of people fanned
out across a rugged, for-
ested area of northern New
Mexico in search of fire-
fighter engine crew Capt.
Token Adams who had
been missing since Aug.
30, but there was still no
sign of him Tuesday. Adams
vanished while checking
on a report of smoke east
of Jemez Springs, where
he lives with his wife and
young son.
2125 Missouri Blvd.
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MIDMISSOURI
Helias to host
Sader Game Day
The Helias Catholic High School Cru-
saders will conduct Sader Game Day
today prior to the football game against
Sedalia Smith-Cotton.
Sader Game Day will begin with Mass
at 3:30 p.m. in the gymnasium, to be fol-
lowed from 4:30-6:30 p.m. by food, music
and games for the whole family. Helias’
new rock band, Shield, will perform and
the Crusader cheerleaders will assist in
the pre-game fun.
The festivities include: face painting,
an obstacle course, football toss, plinko,
balloon bounce and much more.
All Helias fans — and especially the
parents of younger students — are invit-
ed to attend and bring their children to
Helias for an afternoon of fun.
Police report sober driver
campaign results
The Jefferson City Police Department
participated in the national “Drive Sober
or Get Pulled Over” enforcement cam-
paign, Aug. 16-Sept. 2.
During this enforcement effort, offi-
cers issued a total of 605 citations.
That total includes the following:
• 2 for DWI
• 206 for speeding
• 101 for adult seat belt violations
• 5 for no child restraints
• 4 for minors in possession of alcohol
• 22 for driving while suspended or
revoked
• 20 for operating a motor vehicle
without a valid license
• 122 for having no proof of insurance
• 123 for other hazardous moving vio-
lations, defective vehicle equipment and
improper registration violations.
Railton Gallery at Miller Performing
Arts Center seeks volunteers as after-
noon gallery hostesses. Volunteers work
one afternoon a month. The gallery is
open from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Satur-
day. Call 632-3444.
The Redeem Project is seeking volun-
teers to tutor individuals in literacy and
GED, lead life-skill workshops, computer
classes, childcare during our workshops
and sort inventory of donated items. Call
353-4720 Tuesday through Thursday at
353-4720.
Not-for-profit groups that would like
to be added to the database for periodic
inclusion may contact Mary Fischer, edi-
torial assistant, News Tribune Co., 210
Monroe St., Jefferson City, MO 65101, by
telephone at 761-0240 or send an e-mail
to edasst@newstribune.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013
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TODAY
• Cole County Farmers Market, 2-4 p.m., Kmart park-
ing lot.
• Cole County Extension Fall Festival, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Jefferson City Fairgrounds.
• Lincoln University Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, 1219
Chestnut St.
• Grazing Workshop, all day, George Washington Carver
Farm, 3804 Bald Hill Road, 681-5554.
• Cole County Gun Show, VFW Post 35, St. Martins.
• “Hamlet,” 7:30 p.m. Scene One presents Knighthorse
Theatre Company, 121 E. High St., 635-6713.
• Capital Jazzfest and Street Art Fair, 12:30 p.m., High
and Madison streets, www.capitalarts.org.
• “MOMologues,” 6:30 p.m., dinner theater by Capital
City Players, Shikles Auditorium, 681-9012 or www.capi-
talcityplayers.com.
• Sader Gameday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Helias Catholic High
School, free event with food, music, games for the family,
meet the cheerleaders and enjoy pre-game fun.
SUNDAY
• Cole County Gun Show, VFW Post 35, St. Martins.
• “Hamlet,” 2 p.m. Scene One presents Knighthorse
Theatre Company, 121 E. High St., 635-6713.
HALO participating in giving challenge
Please see Events, p. 2
By Olivia Ingle
olivia@newstribune.com
The HALO Foundation is part-
nering with Global Giving for a 30-
day challenge during the month of
September.
Global Giving “is a charity fund-
raising website that gives social
entrepreneurs and nonprofits from
anywhere in the world a chance to
raise the money that they need to
improve their communities. Proj-
ects are listed on the Global Giving
website and donors donate directly
through the site.
The HALO Foundation “is commit-
ted to enhancing the living conditions
and providing art therapy for orphans
worldwide.” It is also committed to
providing art therapy for children in
Jefferson City and other service areas.
The HALO Foundation’s goal is
to raise $35,000 on Global Giving in
September to fund a Halo orphan-
age in Kenya for a year. As long as
the Foundation raises $5,000 from
40 donors by the end of the month,
it will earn a permanent spot on
Global Giving.
A couple has offered to match
funds raised in September up to
$10,000.
“Global Giving is an interna-
tional outlet for people to find out
about us,” said Lacy Voight, pro-
gram director for the Halo Founda-
tion. “People can log on all around
the world and type in key words
that could link them to us.”
In the challenge, the foundation
is competing with other nonprofits
that are also registered with Global
Giving.
“So far we’ve been in the top
10 organizations out of 350 from
around the world (on Global Giv-
ing),” Voight said. “With the atten-
tion we’ve gotten and the donations
we’ve gotten so far, we’re just really
wanting to push that more people
get on and donate so that we can
continue to get more funding from
them (Global Giving).”
Elle Benage, director of HALO’s
Jefferson City Learning Center, said
this project is the Halo Foundation’s
first partnership with Global Giving.
“Global Giving is a great organi-
zation because all of the nonprof-
its must go through an application
process,” Benage said. “It’s a great
way for us to get our name out to a
wide range of donors.”
If you would like to donate to
the HALO Foundation on Global
Giving, visit www.globalgiving.org/
projects/give-kids-a-halo-home.
Two sought in
convenience store
robbery
By the News Tribune
According to police
reports, just after 2 a.m. Fri-
day, police were dispatched
to 807 Stadium, Phillips 66,
for an armed robbery.
The investigation revealed
that two black males entered
the convenience store and
demanded money from the
cashier.
Both suspects were armed
with handguns and wearing
all black with hoodies.
The cashier handed over
an undetermined amount of
money from the cash register,
and the two suspects left the
business, fleeing eastbound.
No one was injured during
the robbery.
The police department’s
K-9 Unit was called out and
tracked the suspects to the
area of John and Dunford
Streets, but the suspects were
not located.
Anyone with any infor-
mation regarding this crime
is asked to contact police at
634-6400.
CrimeStoppers will be
offering a cash reward for
information leading to the
arrest of the suspects, and
calls to CrimeStoppers may
be made anonymously by
calling 659-TIPS.
Courtesy photo
A photo taken from video surveillance at Phillips 66, 807 Stadium, shows
suspects wanted in an armed robbery from Friday morning. CrimeStoppers is
offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest.
Military museum begins move
By Michelle Brooks
mbrooks@newstribune.com
Dozens of soldiers, airmen, retirees and
spouses walk in to the Patriot Center each
day to renew their military identification
or seek other services.
One of the many updates at the Ike
Skelton Training Site in recent years, the
first building on the right past the guard
shack was converted to the one-stop loca-
tion containing the offices most visitors to
the Missouri National Guard headquar-
ters need.
By 2015, a museum should replace the
maintenance bays on the other half of the
building, once housing the mechanical
school relocated to Fort Leonard Wood.
The Museum of Missouri Military His-
tory opened in April 1999 at the back of
the base in a century-old, two-story build-
ing overlooking the Missouri River.
The upstairs office space is smothered
by files and boxes and collections. And the
downstairs exhibit space allows for only a
minute part of the museum’s holdings to
be on display.
Nevertheless, the museum sees about
3,000 visitors each year, especially the
spring elementary groups headed to the
Capitol.
The new location will offer separated
office, work and storage spaces as well as
nearly tripling the indoor exhibit space.
Plus, a large, paved area will nicely suit
eventual macro-artifacts, such as heli-
copters, tanks or other large, historical
machines.
After relocating closer to the entrance
and adjacent to another visitor stop, Cura-
tor Charles Machon anticipates his visitor
numbers will increase dramatically.
Deconstruction of the future museum
A Jefferson City woman has pleaded
guilty to charges in conjunction with a
July robbery in the 1200 block of East
Capitol Avenue.
Kenna Johnson, 18, 1324 E. Miller St.,
pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery.
She had been charged with first-degree
robbery.
A charge of armed criminal action was
dismissed.
According to police reports, three
alleged victims arrived at the location
to collect $20 owed to them, where four
suspects robbed them at gunpoint.
Two of the three reported victims fled
while the third was held at gunpoint and
the other suspects emptied his pockets.
The SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics
Division) team served a search warrant at
the East Capitol address after an investi-
gation suggested methamphetamine was
being used and sold at the residence.
Johnson was one of ten subjects taken
into custody.
The state chidren’s division placed an
infant in protective custody and a teen-
age girl was taken to the Prenger Family
Center.
Later, the city code enforcement
inspected and condemned the house.
Woman enters plea in robbery
Julie Smith/News Tribune
Below, Charles Machon, left, goes
over architect plans for new muse-
um space with Maj. Alan Brown
and Doug Sheley. Machon, the
director of the Museum of Missouri
Military History, works with Brown,
military historian, and Sheley, a
volunteer, to come up with the best
ideas for display locations and
layouts. At right, Dave Stovall and
Steve Buhr load exhaust pipe onto a
trailer to be removed from the work
site.
Please see Military, p. 2
Man placed on probation
for library theft
A Nebraska man was placed on five years supervised
probation for pleading guilty to stealing nearly $1,000
worth of materials from the Missouri River Regional
Library.
Brian Bradley, 31, was charged with felony stealing and
identity theft.
A Jefferson City Police Department probable cause
statement shows he checked out materials in July 2012
using another person’s library card and never returned
the items.
He also ordered cellphones from two different compa-
nies in August 2012, using the same victim’s identity, and
had the phones shipped to Jefferson City.
space began recently. It will
take some time for the old
maintenance shell to trans-
form into an environmentally
controlled interior to safely
hold the aging artifacts.
During the course of the
move, the idea emerged of
including the Spanish-Ameri-
can War statue, currently
located at the Blue Star Memo-
rial Park in the 2500 block of
Missouri Boulevard.
Guard representatives
have been exploring the
relocation possibility. The
two possible sites at Ike
Skelton would be in front of
the future museum or at the
main gate, where the F-15
Eagle Fighter sits now.
Machon said he is both
excited and intimidated about
moving from 1,000-square-
feet of display space to more
than 6,500-square-feet.
The museum easily has
enough in its collection to
fill that increased space. But
developing the professional-
quality exhibit to explain the
artifacts or provide historical
context, also will take time.
Fortunately, the museum
benefits from both loyal vol-
unteers and eager interns
from area universities. As
the enhanced museum takes
shape, Machon will rely on
that help even more, he said.
On the Web:
www.moguard.com/moguard-
museum-of-missouri-military-
history.html
www.newstribune.com
POLICE
REPORTS
SHERIFF
REPORTS
RECORDS
Thursday calls for service
Accidents with prop-
erty damage were report-
ed at U.S. 50/63 East and
Monroe Street, 800 block
of U.S. 50/63 East and at
South Country Club Drive
and Fairgrounds Road.
Thefts were reported
in the 700 block of West
Stadium Boulevard and
1200 block of Fairgrounds
Road.
A burglary was reported
in the 200 block of Pine
Street.
Domestic violence was
reported in the 800 block
of Weathered Rock Road.
Found property was
reported in the 400 block
of Monroe Street.
Property destruction
was reported in the 500
block of Mesa Avenue.
Fraud was reported in
the 700 block of West Sta-
dium Boulevard.
An illegal burn was
reported in the 600 block
of Georgia Street.
Thursday calls for service
Child neglect was
reported in the 14800 block
of Missouri 17 in Eugene.
A theft was reported in
the 2800 block of Foxdale
Drive.
An accident with prop-
erty damage was reported
in the 3900 block of Vickie
Drive.
Domestic violence was
reported in the 4900 block
of Scruggs Station Road.
Marriages
The Cole County Recorder
of Deeds recently issued the
following marriage licenses:
Scott Alan Schlueter of Jef-
ferson City and Alesha Ann
Heckman of Westphalia.
Douglas Alan Lute and Gin-
ger Lee Pepple, both of Rus-
sellville.
Brett Theodore Dudenhoef-
fer and Jena Lynn Backes, both
of Linn.
Tony William Shoop and
Angela Mae McGill, both of
Jefferson City.
John Jacob Cremer and
Diana Lee Sutton, both of Jef-
ferson City.
Joshua Alan Evers and
Lindsey Ann Otto, both of St.
Elizabeth.
Scott Lee Copeland and
Melissa Kay Walker, both of
Tomball, Texas.
Eric Lamont Brewton and
Korea Jessie Brownstein, both
of Jefferson City.
Christopher David Thomp-
son and Angela Neda Gay,
both of Jefferson City.
Kevin Richard Malear and
Brenda Lee Barnes, both of
Jefferson City.
Clyde Herman Korsmeyer
and Helen Renae Scheperle,
both of Jefferson City.
Seth Lynn Mote and Mal-
lory Jo Allee, both of Ashland.
Oshea D’Shawn Minnis and
Aftan Nicole Houston, both of
Jefferson City.
Brian Wayne Wolz and Tay-
lor Leigh Mueller, both of Jef-
ferson City.
Korey Michael Ray Jefferson
and Paige Renee Lipscomb,
both of Jefferson City.
Divorces
The Cole County Circuit
Court recently approved mar-
riage dissolutions for the fol-
lowing people:
Deann M. Lepper, peti-
tioner, and Heath W. Lepper,
respondent.
Brittney W. Jackson, peti-
tioner, and Nathan A. Jackson,
respondent.
Travis Y. Wheeler, petition-
er, and Lindsey A. Wheeler,
respondent.
Stormy E. Guillen, peti-
tioner, and Juan D. Guillen
Jimenez, respondent.
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A Gravois Mills woman was
injured in a one-vehicle acci-
dent at 5:40 p.m. Thursday
on Old Eight Road, south of
Mill Creek Road, in Morgan
County.
According to the Highway
Patrol report, a 1997 Chevrolet
Suburban, driven southbound
by Michelle T. Higgins, 31, trav-
eled off the right side of the
road and struck two trees.
Higgins was taken to Uni-
versity Hospital in Columbia.
It is not known if she was
wearing a seat belt.
An Iberia woman was
injured in a one-vehicle acci-
dent at 6:10 p.m. Thursday on
Missouri 133, west of Crocker,
in Pulaski County.
The patrol reported a 1983
Honda GL1100l Trike, driven
westbound by Yvonne L. Mer-
cer, 50, swerved to miss strik-
ing another vehicle that pulled
onto the road. The Mercer
vehicle then ran off the right
side of the road and struck a
fence.
Mercer was taken to Mercy
Hospital in Lebanon.
She was wearing a seat belt.
An Owensville woman was
injured in a one-car accident
at 6:45 a.m. Friday on Route
CC, east of Missouri 19, in
Crawford County.
According to the patrol
report, a 2008 Chevrolet Mali-
bu, driven eastbound by Tanna
M. Eickelmann, 29, ran off the
right side of the road when
Eickelmann fell asleep. The
vehicle struck a culvert and
debris and came to rest against
a tree.
Eickelmann was taken to
Missouri Baptist Hospital in
Sullivan.
She was wearing a seat belt.
A Jefferson City man was
treated for minor injuries after
a one vehicle crash in the Capi-
tal City on Friday morning.
At 8:47 a.m., a 1994 Chevro-
let Suburban driven by Skylar
Dunn, 21, Jefferson City, was
eastbound in the 3400 block of
US 50 West.
Dunn reported that for an
unknown reason, the Subur-
ban veered to the left and off
the roadway.
As the Suburban went off
the roadway, it struck a dirt
embankment causing it to
momentarily go airborne and
then land and roll over, com-
ing to a stop right side up.
Authorities believe the left
front tire blew out causing
Dunn to lose control.
Dunn was wearing his seat
belt at the time of the acci-
dent.
Several injured in area
accidents
• A Day in the Garden with a Mas-
ter Gardener, noon-5 p.m., five loca-
tions in Jefferson City, 573-295-6263.
• “MOMologues,” 6:30 p.m., din-
ner theater by Capital City Players,
Shikles Auditorium, 681-9012 or www.
capitalcityplayers.com.
• Osage County Cultural Heritage
Center Dedication, 3-6 p.m., 402
East Main, Linn.
MONDAY
• Lohman Board of Aldermen,
7 p.m.
• Be Creative for Kids: Button,
Bracelets and Trees, 6:30 p.m., Mis-
souri River Regional Library, Art Gal-
lery, free, 634-6064, ext. 229.
• Teen Zone: Pizza and Pages, 7
p.m., Missouri River Regional Library,
free, 634-6064, ext. 248.
TUESDAY
• Cole County Farmers Market, 4-6
p.m., Kmart parking lot.
• Free Community Meal, 5-6 p.m.,
Holts Summit Civic Building.
• Teen Zone: Novel Ideas, 7 p.m.,
Missouri River Regional Library, Story-
hour Room, 634-6064, ext. 248.
• Preschool Story Time, 10:30
a.m., Missouri River Regional Library,
Art Gallery, 634-6064, ext. 229.
• Author Talk: John Drake Robin-
son, 7 p.m., Missouri River Regional
Library, 634-6064, ext. 250.
WEDNESDAY
• Remembering 9/11: Preserv-
ing History, 5:30 p.m., Cole County
Historical Society, with speakers and
refreshments.
• Women’s Craft Series, 6:30 p.m.,
Missouri River Regional Library, Annex
Conference room, 634-6064, ext. 235.
Events:
Continued from p. 1
Military:
Continued from p. 1
Child
abuse
charges
dropped
against
mother
Charges have been dis-
missed against a Jefferson City
woman in a child abuse case.
Bhakti Gandhi, 35, had been
charged with child abuse and
endangering the welfare of a
child.
Her case was to have been
in court next week.
Her husband, Darshan Gan-
dhi, 36, is still charged with two
counts of child abuse, and he is
scheduled for a court appear-
ance next week.
He is charged with burn-
ing two young girls with hot
spoons in April.
Police board
nominee drops out
CLAYTON (AP) — A Floris-
sant pastor nominated to the
St. Louis County Police Com-
mission has withdrawn his
name from consideration.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
reports that the Rev. Freddy
Clark told County Executive
Charlie Dooley Friday morning
that he is no longer interested.
Clark is the founder of the Sha-
lom Church in Florissant.
Clark and Dave Spence were
appointed to the police board,
subject to County Council
approval.
573.455.2338
www.dulletrimble.com
1941 Highway 63
Westphalia, MO 65085
Mid-Missouri’s Most Beautiful
SNELLEN
Mr. Robert "Bob" Snellen, age 85 years, of Jefferson City, Mo.,
passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013, at the Capital Region
Medical Center.
Bob was born August 15, 1928, in Jefferson City, Mo., the son
of Myron and Blanche McKinney Snellen.
He was married on April 25, 1948, in Jefferson
City, Mo. to Dolores C. Bosch, who preceded
him in death on June 9, 1980.
A lifelong resident of the Jefferson City area,
Bob was a 1946 graduate of Jefferson City High
School.
Bob was employed at the Kroger Grocery
Store where he began working part-time for
Kroger's when he was 16. He was a meat cutter at
stores in Columbia and Jefferson City before
becoming co-manager in Jefferson City. He was later store
manager at Kroger stores in Mexico, Rolla, Jefferson City, and
Hannibal prior to his retirement in 1983.
He was a member of the Central United Church of Christ; the
Jefferson Lodge No. 43, A.F. & A.M.; the Capital Shrine Club; and
the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 2693.
Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing cards. After retire-
ment, he and his son Gene, raised polled Hereford cattle on his
farm in Henley. Bob loved spending time with his dear friend,
Barbara Luetkemeyer.
Survivors include: three sons, Steven W. Snellen and his wife
Deborah of Whitefish, Montana, Gene A. Snellen and his wife
Barbara of Henley, Mo., and John K. Snellen and his wife Lea of
Barnett, Mo.; two brothers, Lawrence Snellen of Houston, Texas
and Gerald Snellen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one sister,
Margaret Lee Allen of Henley, Mo.; five grandchildren, Greg
Snellen, Jeremy Snellen and his wife Chelsea, Ashlen Snellen,
Justin Snellen and his fiancée Kathryn, and Brad Snellen; one
great-granddaughter, Khloe and another great-grandchild
expected in January 2014.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dolores;
one brother, Roy Snellen; a brother and sister-in-law, Frances
and Wanda Snellen; and brother-in-law, Jack Allen.
Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary from 1:00 until 3:00
p.m. Sunday, September 8, 2013.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Monday,
September 9, 2013, at the Central United Church of Christ with
the Reverend Coletta Eichenberger officiating. Graveside
services and interment will be held at Riverview Cemetery.
Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the
Central United Church of Christ or the American Lung Associa-
tion.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman
Mortuary.
www.freemanmortuary.com
JETT
Raymond E. Jett, age 89, of Versailles, Mo., formerly of
Russellville, Mo., passed away Wednesday September 4, 2013, at
the Good Shepard Nursing Care in Versailles, Mo.
He was born August 1, 1924, in Chamois, Mo., the son of
Steve Madison and Mary Frances Casey Jett,
both of whom preceded him in death.
Raymond attended school in Chamois, Mo.
He was foreman of a crew responsible for the
clearing of trees for a utility company.
Raymond was united in marriage May 16,
1998, to Mary Margaret Star, whom preceded him
in death.
Raymond attended Russellville Methodist
Church. He had resided in the Russellville area
for the last 12 years, enjoying the small town life
and his good friends, Larry and Fran Strobel and family. He will
be sadly missed.
Survivors include: several nieces and nephews.
Raymond was preceded in death, along with his parents and
wife, by three brothers: Brad, Henry and Vachel; four sisters:
Rachael, Minnie, Bette and Gertruid.
Visitation will be Sunday September 8, from 12:00 p.m. to
2:00 p.m. at the Weber Funeral Home in Russellville Mo. Funeral
services to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Weber Funeral Chapel in
Russellville with Rev. Art Moore officiating. Burial will be in the
Enloe Cemetery, Russellville, Mo.
Memorials are suggested to Enloe Cemetery c/o Norris
Siebert, 5306 Marion St., Russellville,MO 65074.
Arrangements are under the direction of Weber Funeral
Home in Russellville, Mo. weberfuneralhome.net
CRASS
Marilyn I. (Hicks) Crass, age
75, of Versailles, passed away
Thursday, September 5, 2013,
at Capital Region Medical
Center in Jefferson City.
She is survived by her
husband, John; her daughters,
Ann Henson of Independence,
Jean Calkins of Wamego, Kan.,
Carol Crass and Mary Pat
Keens, both of Kansas City;
eight grandchildren; one
brother and one sister.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be 10:30 a.m., Monday,
September 9, at St. Philip
Benizi Catholic Church in
Versailles. Graveside services
and interment will follow in St.
Patrick's Cemetery in Laurie.
The family will receive friends
4-6 p.m. Sunday at the
Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home
in Versailles with a rosary
prayed at 5:30 p.m.
www.kidwellgarber.com
OLD
Willie "Bill" Old, 63, of Hartsburg, passed away Thursday,
September 5, 2013, at Ashland Healthcare Center.
Willie was born March 24, 1930, in Hartsburg, the son of
Owen and Effie Blythe Old.
He married Rosemary Walker in March of 1950. He later
married Daphne Schnieder Nichols on June 17, 1983, who
survives.
He worked for Smarr's Construction before retiring from Uni-
versity Hospital as a carpenter. He was a farmer all of his life and
was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and the
Carpenter's Union.
Survivors include his wife, Daphne of Hartsburg; one
daughter, Karen Smith and her husband John Pat of Hartsburg;
two grandsons, Michael Joe (Melissa) Smith and Craig Allen
(Lori) Smith; five grandchildren, Gus, Charlie, Evie, Cooper, and
Carter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister,
Nana Fern Old.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2013, from
4-8 p.m., at the Robinson Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 9, 2013,
at 11 a.m., at Mount Pleasant Church, with burial following in
Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Mt. Pleasant
Church.
WEATHERS
June Weathers, 74, of Nixa,
died Thursday, September 5,
2013, in the Christian Health
Care East, Springfield.
Survivors include: her
husband, Billy Weathers; son,
Michael Weathers; daughter
and son-in-law, Nancy and
Adam Tallant; two sisters,
Virginia Bell and Jane Hayes
and two grandsons.
Funeral Services will be at
10 a.m., Monday, September 9,
2013, in the Long-Kloeppel
Funeral Chapel, Dixon.
Visitation will be from 4-6
p.m., Sunday, September 8,
2013, at the Long-Kloeppel
Funeral Chapel, Dixon.
Interment will be in the
Wheeler Cemetery near Dixon.
Online condolences may be
left for the family at
longkloeppelfuneralhomes.co
m
McCOIN
Steven McCoin, 23, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away
Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Capital Region Medical Center in
Jefferson City, Missouri.
On August 19, 1990, he was born in Columbia, Missouri, the
son of Todd A. McCoin and Dixie R. (Side-
bottom) Bushie.
He is survived by: mother and step-father,
Dixie Bushie and Tim of Fulton, Mo.; father and
step-mother, Todd McCoin and Lynn of Barnett,
Mo.; sister, Sierra McCoin of Fulton, Mo.;
grandparents, Jim and Gayle Sidebottom of
Eldon, Mo.; Jackie McCoin of
Barnett, Mo.; several cousins, aunts, and un-
cles.
His grandfather, Gerald McCoin, one aunt,
one uncle, and one cousin preceded him in death.
Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday Sept. 7, 2013,
at Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon, Mo. with Funeral Service at
3:00 p.m. with Pastor Don Dearixon officiating.
Private Interment will be held at a later date.
Memorials are suggested In Care of the Family.
HENLEY
Stella Elizabeth Henley, 87,
of Jefferson City, died
Thursday, September 5, 2013,
at Heisinger Bluffs.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be 10:00 a.m., Monday,
September 9, 2013, at St. Peter
Catholic Church.
Visitation will be 3-6:00
p.m. on Sunday, September
8th, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral
Home, with a prayer service at
6:00 p.m.
A complete obituary will
appear in Sundays News Trib-
une.
Dulle-Trimble Funeral
Home is in charge of arrange-
ments.
O BITUARIES
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And it came to pass that as Jesus
sat at meat in his house many pub-
licans and sinners sat also together
with Jesus and his disciples: for
there were many and they followed
him.
Mark 2: 15
The Associated Press
“If we open the door to the
use of chemical weapons and
let it go unresponded to, then
I think that sends a signal to
other people that want to use
them, that they can do so with
impunity.” — Sen. John McCain
at a town hall meeting where he
confronted opposition to a mili-
tary action against Syria for the
use of chemical weapons.
“No civilized system of justice
should have to depend on such
flimsy evidence, quite possibly
tainted by dishonesty or over-
zealousness, to decide whether
to take someone’s life or liberty.”
— Chief Judge Alex Kozinski,
writing for the 9th Circuit Court
of Appeals when Debra Mike’s
conviction for having her 4-year-
old son killed was overturned.
Plot worsens
in conference
center saga
The News Tribune
In the ongoing conference center
saga, the plot worsens.
The most recent study commis-
sioned by city officials — at a cost
of $17,000 — revealed a conference
center is expected to operate at a
loss for its first decade.
Specifically, the study by John-
son Consulting anticipated annual
losses of $500,000 in 2015, the first
year of operation, diminishing to
$55,369 in 2025.
The numbers, characterized as
“worst-case projections,” would
total nearly $1.8 million during the
initial 11-year period.
Jefferson City officials have pro-
posed contributing $9 million, from
lodging tax revenues, to fund con-
struction of the center, but have
signaled an unwillingness to provide
an operating subsidy.
In view of those parameters, the
report said: “It is reasonable for the
hotel developer to incur the risk
associated with this project, so as
to guarantee zero liability to the city
after the city pays debt service.”
Operating subsidies from the city
have not been ruled out by either of
the two developers that have sub-
mitted proposals. They are Farmer
Holding Company of Jefferson City
and Ehrhardt Hospitality Group,
Hannibal.
Each developer is proposing a
different site. Farmer Holding would
build near the Capital Mall, which
it owns; Ehrhardt has proposed a
downtown site on West McCarty
Street.
The consultant, represented by
Charles Johnson, diplomatically
dodged a question on site prefer-
ence. He said: “A long-term urban
solution is better, but you’d have a
very solid” location at the mall.
In another observation, the con-
sultant essentially said although the
city might offer a stable relation-
ship, it is not a particularly attractive
partner.
The study found the city rated
best for safety, security and afford-
ability, but worst for entertainment
and nightlife, among other criteria.
Translation: You’re nice, Jefferson
City, but just not exciting.
This assessment comes despite
a range of efforts to increase attrac-
tions and up the “wow” factor here.
The study suggests Jefferson City
officials need to re-evaluate a con-
ference center — again.
By Ben Boychuk and Joel Mathis
Scripps Howard News Service
President Barack Obama has asked Congress
to authorize U.S. military strikes in Syria, where
the government has evidently used chemical
weapons in its ongoing civil war with rebels.
Obama says international norms against chemi-
cal weapons use must be enforced, but polls
show a large majority of Americans don’t want
the United States to take military action.
What should the United States do in Syria? Do
we owe anything to the afflicted residents of that
country? Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk, the Red-
BlueAmerica columnists, debate the issue.
JOEL MATHIS
Let’s establish a frustrating truth upfront:
There are no good options in Syria — the best
anybody can come up with is a “least bad”
option. An attack by U.S. forces probably doesn’t
fit that goal. Many more people would die, and
it could set off a round of Middle East destabi-
lization that would replace a bunch of bad guys
with even worse guys. For now, at least, America
should stay out.
So what should we do? There are two main
issues to be addressed: the weapons problem
and the people problem.
The people problem is vexing, but still easier
to address. The Syrian civil war has killed more
than 100,000 of that country’s citizens. More than
2 million Syrians have fled their homeland — half
of them children, half of them becoming refugees
just within the last six months. It’s a humanitar-
ian crisis that hasn’t received the attention it
should because of all the dithering about pos-
sible military responses.
This actually represents a security problem for
the United States and its ally, Israel. Syria’s neigh-
boring countries — including Lebanon, Jordan,
Iraq, and NATO member Turkey — are struggling
to handle the influx of refugees. They could, the
United Nations warned this week, be brought to
the point of collapse by that strain.
So the U.S. should offer support and mon-
etary resources — to shore up those countries
individually yes, but also through the U.N. to
offer medical care, education, living areas and
more. The problem could persist for years, even
decades.
Let’s get in there and be ready to help for the
long haul. It will cost money. It will be worth it.
The chemical weapons problem probably
can’t be resolved without actually intensifying
the magnitude of slaughter and potential for
instability in the region. So let’s focus on what we
can make better — the refugee situation — and
stand ready to lend a hand to new government
when Syria’s current regime finally falls. We can’t
make things perfect. We can, however, avoid
making them worse.
BEN BOYCHUK
When we talk about Syria, what we’re talking
about is a face-saving exercise in futility. Obama,
who drew a “red line” on chemical weapons
before he denied this week ever doing so, would
further debase U.S. credibility abroad to shore up
his foundering credibility here at home.
Mind you, the president had help getting us
into this fix from Republicans such as Sens. John
McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,
who urged the president to bolster U.S. aid to
Syrian rebels. Never mind that most of the insur-
gents we’re arming would gladly kill Americans
as soon as they’re finished killing Alawites.
The best reason to intervene in Syria isn’t
humanitarian. The military goal would be to
deny Assad the use of his chemical weapons
arsenal forevermore.
But even that isn’t reason enough. Assad may
have used nerve gas on his people, but he hasn’t
used it on Americans. And eliminating Syria’s
chemical weapons would require more than a few
airstrikes. It would most likely require troops.
Yet a few airstrikes are precisely what the
Obama administration has planned. Its goal isn’t
to destroy but to “degrade” Assad’s chemical
weapons. We won’t even target Assad’s palaces
and other strategic targets, for fear of provoking
Iran or perhaps even Russia.
Many conservatives are asking, “What would
Ronald Reagan do?” Some point to the 1983 inva-
sion of Grenada or the 1986 airstrikes on Libya
to buttress their case for attacking Syria. Most
avert their eyes from Lebanon, another civil war
in another country bordering Israel, where 241
Marines died in the 1983 terrorist bombing of the
U.S. embassy in Beirut. Reagan called the inter-
vention “the worst mistake of my presidency.”
Intervening in the Syrian civil war would be
a mistake, too. But Obama’s “red line” has been
crossed, and the United States has shown itself to
be an inept world power whether or not we bomb
Assad. God help us when — not if — China and
Russia decide to take advantage of our leaders’
incompetence.
Ben Boychuk is associate editor of the Man-
hattan Institute’s City Journal. Joel Mathis is a
contributing editor to Philadelphia Magazine.
Reach them at bboychuk@city-journal.org, joelm-
mathis@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/bena-
ndjoel. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Ser-
vice, www.shns.com.
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PERSPECTIVE
Obamacare: Too big, complex and costly
By U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
The district work period that
August provides has always been
invaluable to me. It allows me to visit
with many constituents, small busi-
nesses, communities and organiza-
tions throughout the 3rd District and
talk to many of you and hear your
concerns and thoughts that are on
your mind.
America is at an interesting junc-
ture in time. People, like you, are
more than fed-up with Washington
whether it is in regards to the lack of
jobs, high gas prices or Obamacare.
Obamacare continues to be the big-
gest issue of frustration among most
and it got me thinking of the many
failures of the law and how much
Obamacare has cost you and your
family.
Since being signed into law in
2010, Obamacare has resulted in great
uncertainty and skyrocketing health-
care premiums, which has crippled
the pocket books of small businesses
and American families. After speak-
ing with you and seeing the impact of
the law’s cost increases and tax hikes,
I can honestly say that it is neither
affordable or caring, which is why I
remain diligent in my efforts to dis-
mantle the law through repeals and
defunding provisions.
In fact, the House has been suc-
cessful in repealing two costly pro-
visions and in
reducing funds
available for its
implementation.
In March 2011,
the House voted
and Congress suc-
cessfully repealed
the 1099 reporting
requirement for
small businesses.
Then, on Jan. 1,
2013, the Commu-
nity Living Assis-
tance Services and
Supports (CLASS)
Act which would
have been a long-
term insurance
program was successfully repealed.
However, these successes are clearly
not enough and are not protecting
Americans, like you, from the law’s
many taxes and from its most bur-
densome regulations, mandates, and
impacts.
Over the past year, Obamacare
has had a number of setbacks and
more Americans are witnessing how
unworkable it is and how it is failing
all on its own. One of the law’s goals
was to help cover
individuals with
pre-existing con-
ditions, a concept
I believe we must
work towards
through state
high-risk pools,
but its effort has
been a failure. Ear-
lier this year, the
federal govern-
ment announced
it would no longer
accept any new
applications for
the Pre-Existing
Insurance Condi-
tion Plan (PCIP)
that was meant to provide coverage
until the exchanges were up and run-
ning; thus, those with pre-existing
conditions have been left with noth-
ing more than what they had before.
More recently, the Administration
has announced a series of year-long
delays in the law because of missed
deadlines, an inability to effectively
organize its many components, and,
in my opinion, because of strong
opposition from the American peo-
ple. The Administration has delayed
out-of-pocket cost limitations, the
competitiveness component of the
Small Business Health Options Pro-
gram (SHOP), the employer man-
date to provide insurance coverage
for their employees, and the verifi-
cation of eligibility for subsidies on
the exchanges. I think it is important
to note that President Obama and
his administration have freely hand-
ed out waivers and exemptions for
the well-connected in Washington,
whereas Americans, like you, are still
subject to the individual mandate to
purchase health insurance or pay a
penalty.
Companies seem to be getting a
reprieve from its burdensome require-
ments while hard-working American
families are left alone to navigate the
complicated system and either pay
fines or pay for health insurance that
has skyrocketed due to the health-
care law and its dozens of new taxes.
With the country enduring tough
economic times, an initial penalty of
$95 or 1 percent of a person’s income
in 2014 could be devastating. To make
matters worse, the penalty continues
to increase and could take $695 or 2.5
percent of a person’s income (which-
ever is greater) by 2016.
At the end of the day, Obamacare
is too big, complex, and much too
costly. I have voted 40 times to repeal,
defund and dismantle it, but the few
successes my Republican colleagues
and I have had have been through
strategic approaches to dismantle the
law piece-by-piece. While extremely
frustrating, the fact of the matter is
the president will never sign a bill
that repeals or defunds in its entirety
his signature piece of legislation. That
being said, you can be assured that I
will work tirelessly to repeal, defund
and dismantle this unaffordable and
overly burdensome law and to pass
legislation that places individuals
back in control of their health care.
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-
Mo., represents the state’s 3rd District,
which includes Jefferson City. His local
office can be reached at 635-7232.
Web link:
luetkemeyer.house.gov
REDBLUEAMERICA
After speaking with you
and seeing the impact of
the law’s cost increases
and tax hikes, I can
honestly say that it (the
Affordable Care Act) is
neither affordable or
caring, which is why I
remain diligent in my
efforts to dismantle the
law through repeals and
defunding provisions.
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BEIRUT (AP) — The State
Department ordered all nones-
sential U.S. personnel Friday to
leave Lebanon, reflecting fears
that an American-led strike
on neighboring Syria would
unleash more bloodshed in
this already fragile nation.
The Lebanese government’s
top security body held an emer-
gency meeting and the Shiite
militant group Hezbollah put
its fighters on high alert.
Lebanon and Syria share
a complicated history and a
web of political and sectarian
ties and rivalries. The upris-
ing against President Bashar
Assad has intensified divisions
among Lebanese religious
groups as well as polarization
among those who support him
and those backing the rebels
fighting to topple him.
Lebanon has become com-
pletely consumed by the civil war
next door. Car bombings, rock-
ets, kidnappings and sectarian
clashes — all related to the con-
flict — have become increasingly
common in recent months.
Hezbollah, a staunch ally of
the Syrian regime, has sent its
fighters to back Assad’s forc-
es against the rebels and the
militant group’s leader, Sheikh
Hassan Nasrallah, has suggest-
ed he would to do everything it
takes to save the regime.
Adding to the jitters, the
U.S. said it had instructed its
nonessential staff to leave Bei-
rut and urged private American
citizens to get out of Lebanon.
The step had been under
consideration since last week,
when President Barack Obama
said he was contemplating
military action against the Syr-
ian government for its alleged
chemical weapons attack last
month that killed hundreds
near Damascus.
“Lebanese government
authorities are not able to guar-
antee protection for citizens or
visitors to the country should
violence erupt suddenly. Access
to borders, airports, roads, and
seaports can be interrupted
with little or no warning,” a State
Department statement said.
In a separate advisory for
Turkey, the State Department
announced it would allow per-
sonnel at the Adana consulate
— the closest diplomatic post
to Syria — to leave their posts.
It recommended that U.S. citi-
zens defer nonessential travel
to southeastern Turkey.
The department also renewed
its travel warnings for Iraq and
Pakistan, advising Americans of
continuing security concerns in
those two countries. Both have
been the subject of long-stand-
ing travel warnings.
About 150 people from sev-
eral pro-Syrian political groups
gathered for a peaceful protest
near the U.S. Embassy com-
pound north of Beirut, pledg-
ing larger rallies in case of a
U.S. attack in Syria. Some of
them had painted their hands
red, symbolizing blood.
B4 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013
INTERNATIONAL
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US orders diplomats out
of Lebanon amid fears
Obama sets Tuesday speech;
big challenges on Syria
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Beset by
divisions at home and abroad, President Barack
Obama candidly acknowledged deep challeng-
es Friday in winning support for a military
strike against Syria from international allies and
the U.S. Congress. He refused to say whether
he might act on his own, a step that could have
major implications for the U.S. as well as for the
remainder of his presidency.
The White House laid out an intense week
of lobbying, with Obama addressing the nation
from the White House Tuesday night.
“I did not put this before Congress just as
a political ploy or as symbolism,” Obama said,
adding that it would be a mistake to talk about
any backup strategy before lawmakers vote on a
use-of-force resolution.
The president spoke to reporters at the end
of a two-day international summit, where he
sought backing for a strike against Syria in retal-
iation for a deadly chemical weapons attack
against civilians. But Obama appeared to leave
the summit with no more backing than he had
when he arrived.
In fact, Russian President Vladimir Putin, a
staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad,
said he was the one with support from the majori-
ty of countries attending the Group of 20 meeting.
Putin insisted anew that Obama seek approval
from the United Nations before taking military
action, despite the fact that Russia has blocked
previous Security Council efforts to punish Assad
throughout Syria’s bloody 2 1/2-year civil war.
The White House tried to counter Putin’s
assessment by releasing a joint statement from
the U.S. and 10 other countries announcing sup-
port for “efforts undertaken by the United States”
to enforce an international prohibition on chem-
ical weapons use. The statement did not specify
military action against Syria, but administration
officials said the intent was to show international
support for that type of response.
The countries signing the statement with
the U.S. were Australia, Canada, France, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey
and the United Kingdom.
Putin said the U.S. push for military action
has been supported only by Turkey, Canada,
Saudi Arabia and France.
“The use of force against a sovereign nation
is only possible as self-defense — and Syria
hasn’t attacked the United States — and on
approval of the U.N. Security Council,” Putin
said. “Those who do otherwise place them-
selves outside the law.”
Indeed, Obama’s coalition appeared any-
thing but strong. Britain’s Parliament has already
voted against military action. Even French Pres-
ident Francois Hollande, who has expressed
willingness to form a military coalition with the
U.S. against Syria, displayed sudden caution,
saying he would wait until a United Nations
investigation into the Aug. 21 sarin gas attack
was released before deciding whether to inter-
vene militarily. The U.N. report is not expected
to be released until mid-to late-September.
Obama and Hollande discussed strategy during
a meeting on the sidelines of the summit Friday.
The U.S. president also held a surprise meeting
with Putin. The two leaders, who have a strained
relationship, said their conversations were candid,
but yielded no new agreement on Syria.
The burden of undertaking military action
appeared to be weighing on Obama through-
out his 50-minute post-summit question-and-
answer session. He made several references to
the immense responsibility the world places on
the United States in responding to humanitar-
ian crises, saying that the first question often
asked is, “Why isn’t the United States doing
something about this?”
The president departed Russia Friday night,
bound for Washington where he also faces tough
going in rallying support for military action,
including from fellow Democrats. Force-autho-
rization resolutions face an uncertain future
in Congress, and a significant segment of the
American public opposes a strike.
New rights worries over
arrests in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — The deten-
tions of an Egyptian labor
lawyer and a journalist raised
concerns among rights activists
Friday that the military-backed
government’s crackdown on
Islamists is expanding to silence
other critics of its policies.
Authorities have been car-
rying out a wave of arrests for
weeks against Islamist backers
of ousted President Moham-
med Morsi, who was removed
in a July 3 coup. Still, his sup-
porters have pushed ahead
with protests organized by his
Muslim Brotherhood denounc-
ing the military and demand-
ing Morsi’s return to office.
In the latest rallies, thou-
sands flowed from mosques
Friday, chanting “down with
military rule” and waving
Egyptian flags.
Authorities have depict-
ed the crackdown against
Islamists as part of a “fight
against terror.” At least 2,000
Brotherhood members have
been arrested, most on allega-
tions of inciting violence.
A low-intensity militant
insurgency has hit the Sinai
peninsula and other areas
in the south, where Islamist
radicals have a strong base. A
failed attempt to assassinate
the interior minister Thursday
with a car bomb has raised
fears of an escalating Islamic
militant campaign of revenge
over the coup.
Along with the arrests, there
has also been a heavy blan-
ket of intimidation against
criticism from within the non-
Islamist camp against the mili-
tary’s actions.
Officials frequently urge the
public to unite in the face of
the terror threat. Rights law-
yer Gamal Eid noted how pro-
military TV stations and other
media smear critics of the
crackdown or other policies,
including branding them as a
“fifth column” for the Broth-
erhood. Private citizens have
filed legal suits against activ-
ists, accusing them of serving
foreign agendas or espionage.
The detentions of labor
lawyer Haitham Mohamma-
dain and journalist Ahmed
Abu-Draa raised further alarm
among activists.
Mohammadain was detained
from a bus Thursday at a check-
point in the port city of Suez. He
belongs to the Revolutionary
Socialists, a well-known leftist
group which took part in the
2011 uprising against autocrat-
ic leader Hosni Mubarak and
protests against Morsi and is
now critical of the military.
His lawyer, Maha Youssef,
said Mohammedain was first
asked by the policeman at the
checkpoint why he has a beard,
which is seen as a sign of an
Islamist. When he objected to
the question, the policeman
asked him to step out of the
bus for more frisking, a power
granted to police under the
current emergency laws.
When the officer found
papers on him identifying him
as a member of the Revolu-
tionary Socialists, the officer
detained Mohammadain and
wrote a police report accusing
him of belonging to a secret
group, according to Youssef.
She said Mohammadain
has yet to be formally charged
or questioned.
Journalist Abu-Draa, who
reports from the volatile north-
ern Sinai, has been under arrest
since Wednesday, a military
official said. He faces military
investigation on allegations
of publishing wrong informa-
tion about an ongoing secu-
rity operation, taking photos of
military installations without a
permit and spreading rumors
about the armed forces.
The official spoke on condi-
tion anonymity because he isn’t
authorized to brief reporters.
Abu-Draa, a resident of
Sinai, questioned the military’s
statements about its opera-
tions against militant groups
in Sinai. During military air-
strikes on a village that is a
militant stronghold, Abu Draa
wrote on Facebook that the
strikes hit civilian areas and
accused military officials of
misinforming the public.
Few journalists have direct
access to what is happening
in Sinai because of security
concerns, forcing many to
rely on statement by officials.
Abu Draa, an award-winning
reporter who has done inves-
tigation stories in Sinai, free-
lances for multiple Egyptian
and foreign newspapers and
television channels.
Mexico frees 2 men
jailed for drugs
in US-sold van
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A
federal judge on Friday freed
two teenagers who were jailed
nearly 10 months despite evi-
dence showing that the cocaine
that police found in their van
may have been hidden in the
vehicle before it was bought at
a U.S. government auction.
Judge Elenisse Leyva deliv-
ered a verdict of not guilty after
the prosecutor decided to drop
charges, saying the drugs could
have been concealed in the
secret compartment of the min-
ivan without the teens knowing.
Federal police in November
detained Sergio Torres Duarte,
18, and his friend Julio Cesar
Moreno, 19, at a checkpoint near
the Pacific Coast resort city of
Mazatlan, as they traveled to a
soccer match. Officers discov-
ered a kilogram of cocaine hid-
den under the minivan’s dash-
board and booked them at a
nearby jail.
The Torres family bought
the vehicle for $3,900 at a U.S.
Customs and Border Protection
auction in February 2012. After
the young men were arrested,
they discovered that the blue
2004 Toyota Sienna had been
seized by American authori-
ties in October 2011 for hiding
bundles of cocaine.
U.S. officials acknowledged
earlier this year in a letter to
Mexican prosecutors that they
may have failed to find all the
drugs in the minivan.
Every brick of drugs confis-
cated in an inspection at the
international bridge in Pharr,
Texas had the word “Good”
written with a black marker, just
like the one seized by Mexican
police a year afterward, Torres’
father said. In July, the fam-
ily began a media campaign
to draw attention to what they
said was “an error by the U.S.”
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Russia.
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U.S. Embassy in Aukar, east of Beirut, Lebanon. The prospect of a U.S.-led strike against
Syria has raised concerns of potential retaliation from the Assad regime or its allies.
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Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel congratulates L’Damian Washington after Washing-
ton scored a touchdown during the third quarter last Saturday against Murray State in
Columbia.
Pinkel faces former
team as MU hosts
Toledo today
By Brent Foster
sports@newstribune.com
COLUMBIA — Following
the 2000 season, then Toledo
head coach Gary Pinkel had
a decision to make. It was
one some people would say
he was crazy for eventually
making.
Pinkel had carried on a
winning tradition as Toledo’s
head coach since 1991. He was
the school’s all-time leader in
wins with 71 and had built
a reputation for knocking off
major-conference schools.
But when approached with
the opportunity to coach Mis-
souri, it was one Pinkel said
he couldn’t turn down.
“It was just the right thing
for me,” Pinkel said as Mis-
souri prepared to host his
old team Toledo at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday (ESPNU-TV). “I had
people tell me I was crazy. I
had a lot of people tell me I
Back to the future
Please see Tigers, p. 5
On your marks
By Brent Foster
sports@newstribune.com
There is a tradition of high
finishes at the state meet that
goes along with the cross
country program at Jefferson
City High School.
But the Jays have missed
out on qualifying for the
meet in two of the last three
seasons.
“A little disappointed is
a massive understatement
there,” Jefferson City head
coach Brett Phillips said. “I
think we had a really good
summer. Our boys team
didn’t make the state meet,
so it isn’t like we’re going to
be on anybody’s radar.”
When the Jays open the
season at 9 a.m. today at Cole
County Park in the Jim Mar-
shall Invitational, the team
will have just one runner
who has experience at the
state meet.
Phillips said that’s some-
thing that has to change for
a school with 12 top-four fin-
ishes at the state meet.
“There’s a lot of talk about
proving ourselves, redeeming
ourselves as a team,” Phillips
said. “That’s the theme of it.
Saying it’s one thing, doing
it’s another.”
This year’s group is led at
the front by seniors Lucas
Theroff, Jack Gamble and
Will Pierce.
Others likely to see varsity
time include sophomores
Courtney Fitch and Saxon
Teubner and freshman Jack-
son Schwartz.
Runners in the mix include
freshmen Dylan Fischer and
Jayden Walker, along with
sophomore Austin Baker and
senior Hampton Waggoner.
Phillips said he was happy
with the miles some of his
runners put in this summer.
Some exceeded 50 miles per
week.
“It’s not like we haven’t
had anybody do that before,
we have,” Phillips said. “But
I just think that’s kind of key
for us for becoming the type
of team we want to be, which
is upper-half state meet team,
contending for the trophies.
That’s what this community
demands and that’s what this
program demands,” Phillips
said.
Jays hope for better
cross-country showing
Please see Showing, p. 3
By Tom Rackers
sports@newstribune.com
When attempting to come
up with a lineup for today’s
opening cross country meet,
Helias coach Mary Haskamp
has used a pencil. With a big
eraser.
Injuries and illnesses will
do that.
“What we look like this
week will not be our team,”
Haskamp said as the Crusad-
ers and Lady Crusaders pre-
pared for the this morning’s
Jim Marshall Invitational at
Cole County Park. “What we
will look like when we run
next week, I don’t know if our
injuries don’t heal.”
Haskamp does know one
thing. When the boys and
girls teams are healthy, they
are both more than capable
of making their marks at the
Class 3 state championships
in early November.
“The talent is there for
us,” she said. “We just need
to get our best runners out
there together.”
The Lady Crusaders return
six of the seven runners from
a team that finished 10th at
state last season.
The squad is led by Kaitlyn
Shea, a junior, who earned
her second all-state honor
in as many tries by finishing
16th.
“Kaitlyn has picked up
right where she left off,” Has-
kamp said.
Molly Light, a sophomore,
was 34th at state as a fresh-
man.
“She has really worked
hard over the summer,” Has-
kamp said. “She’s already
running as fast as she was at
any time last season.”
Kayla Yanksey was right
behind Light at Helias’ time
trials and Baylee Francka,
who was 82nd at state, was
fourth.
“If she’s our No. 5 this year,
I’d be very happy because
she was our No. 3 last year
and that means we’re a lot
better as a team,” Haskamp
said.
Helias looking
toward end of season
Please see Helias, p. 3
By Adam Stillman
sports@newstribune.com
Two stalwarts and a batch
of freshmen carry the bur-
den.
The Blair Oaks Lady Fal-
cons saw their eight-year
team streak of advancing
to the cross country state
championships end in 2012.
Now a pair of seniors lead
an eight-girl squad trying to
make it back in 2013.
“I’m happy with what
we’ve got and I think we’re
going to improve for the rest
of the year,” Blair Oaks cross
country coach Marc Keys
said. “The girls team espe-
cially has a good chance to
qualify for state.”
That journey begins
at 8:30 a.m. today at New
Haven.
“We’ve gone to the Jim
Marshall Invitational (the
past few years),” Keys said.
“New Haven, a little smaller
school, it’s a shorter distance,
it’s a little over 2 miles. I think
that will suit us better. We
aren’t ready as a group to
go to a tough competition,
tough course. New Haven
will be a better choice.”
Alyson Jones and Megan
Graessle spearhead the Lady
Falcons’ quest to return to
state. Jones finished 52nd
in state a year ago while
Graessle captured a 71st-
place finish.
“It will be back and forth
between Alyson and Megan
(to be the best runner on
the team),” Keys said. “This
is the first year Alyson isn’t
splitting athletically with
softball and cross country, so
that will benefit Megan and
Alyson because they’ll have
more practice time together.
In past years Alyson has been
running on her own when
she can. It’ll be a toss-up and
there may be some freshmen
that will be in the mix too.”
Five freshmen dot the
roster — Sarah Casey, Shal-
ey Eichholz, Sarah Ferrell,
Rachel Isenberg and Taylor
Blair Oaks wants
a return to state
Please see Blair Oaks, p. 3
Kris Wilson/News Tribune
Jefferson City linebackers Travis Burris (47) and Hayden Strobel (52) tackle Belleville East running back DeMarius
Ward on Friday night at Adkins Stadium.
Blair Oaks rolls
to 55-13 victory
By Tony Hawley
sports@newstribune.com
WARDSVILLE — This one
was over early.
The Blair Oaks Falcons
scored seven times in the
first quarter — including two
defensive touchdowns in the
first minute and a half — and
steamrolled the Owensville
Dutchmen 55-13 on Friday
night.
Starts don’t get much bet-
ter than the one the Falcons
had.
After two plays for the
Dutchmen went nowhere,
Over
early
Please see Falcons, p. 3
South Callaway
rolls past
Crystal City
CRYSTAL CITY — South
Callaway romped to a 46-6
victory against Crystal City
on Friday night.
The Bulldogs got touch-
downs from five different
players while racking up
320 rushing yards and 178
passing yards.
Garner Rudroff rushed
four times for 83 yards and
a score. He also had a 63-
yard touchdown reception.
Troy Hentges had two
rushing touchdowns, Zack
Marty and John Schuh both
added one and Ethan Ward
had a touchdown recep-
tion.
South Callaway (2-0)
hosts Scotland County next
Dominant
Please see Area, p. 5
Kris Wilson/News Tribune
Blair Oaks quarterback Jordan Hair escapes a defender
to throw a 47-yard touchdown pass Friday in Wardsville.
Jays top Belleville East
By Brent Foster
sports@newstribune.com
Belleville East had Jefferson City right
where it wanted at halftime. The Lancers
led 14-7 and had controlled the game on
the ground.
But Jefferson City’s defense had other
ideas in the second half. The Jays held the
Lancers to just 23 yards of offense in the
second half and rallied for a 22-14 victory
Friday night at Adkins Stadium.
“Our kids got hit in the mouth and
came back in the second half and decided
that they were going to go to work and
keep working,” Jefferson City head coach
Ted LePage said.
The Lancers had just one first down in
the second half.
The Jays outscored the Lancers 13-0 in
the third quarter and used a safety in the
final minutes to seal the game.
“They got the opening kickoff (of the
second half ) and took it right down on
us and we just were out of position on a
few plays,” Belleville East head coach Tim
Funk said. “You’ve just got to give them
credit. It’s a good football team and they
put you in tough spots and tough posi-
tions.”
Stout second half
Please see Jays, p. 3
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